Over fifty years have
passed since Daleth the seemingly immortal Witch-King, and his army conquered
the Ember Kingdom.
Now, with the once
fertile lands and its enslaved people dying around him, the Witch-King, driven
by his insatiable thirst for eternal youth, prepares his forces to march on the
prosperous neighbouring Freestates. It will be the beginnings of a conquest
that could destroy nations, bringing death and destruction on an unimaginable
scale.
Then, when a peasant
huntress whose rare gift was concealed from birth is exposed, it sets in motion
a chain of events that could alter the destiny of generations to come.
Book source ~ TWR tour
25 May 2020
Epic Fantasy
416 Pages
It wouldn't be epic fantasy if we weren't following several characters who, I'm guessing, will all be brought together (or at least play their part) for the final throwdown. Told from multiple POVs, but mostly from three, it follows Maya, Talan, and Kalas as they start their epic journey to defeat the Witch-King before he completely kills the land in which they live and moves on to take over a neighboring country called the Freestates.
I'm 38% in and I'm really enjoying this tale. I wish real life would just let me sit down and read already! Anyway, I have a love/hate relationship with epic fantasy. The first book in any series usually frustrates me. There are so many characters that need introduced as well as fast world building being done that I spend the better part of book 1 confused. This is not the fault of any author. It's just how epic fantasy is written and I do love it. I really do. Once I get past all the beginning intros and memorize the strange names and places then I fall in and never want to come out.
With Kings & Daemons the beginning of book 1 is slower than I'm used to with not as much world building. For some, this is an issue, but for me it's a relief. I'm able to keep places and people straight and I'm able to invest in it that much quicker. Three of the main characters are Maya, Taran, and Kalas. All are shaping up to be great characters. Then there's some side characters who are proving to be very interesting: Rakan, Astren, and Alano. And no story is complete without a villain, the Witch-King. Wow. What an asshat.
The characters are pretty much established at this point in the story, the stage is set, and the pieces are moving toward their destinations. I'm really looking forward to continuing with this as soon as real life permits.
Writing hasn't always been
a serious hobby for me ... but it has always been there, lurking in the
shadows, serving me well when called upon.
As I look back over the
years, I realise I was guilty of writing many short stories, as well as poetry,
and I'd like to think, that even if they were never intended to be published,
they were nonetheless warmly received by the intended recipients.
Then in 2019, I was
inspired to write not just a short story, or poetry, but a book. Then,
suddenly, one book turned into a trilogy and a labour of love, and it was a
love I wanted to share with the world.
So, here we are. The pandemic that put my career in
sport on hold also gave me the opportunity to lavish time on my alternative
hobby, and now I've started, I don't intend to stop.
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